The sovereign is a Gold coin; it has a nominal value of One pound Sterling but in practice is used as a bullion coin.

It was named after the hammered Sovereign which was last minted in 1604, the name was revived with the Great Recoinage of 1816. The minting of these began in 1817, they have weighed around 8 grams to this day. Sovereigns were minted in the United Kingdom from 1817 to 1917 from 1925 and from 1957.

The Royal mint has issued proof issues aimed at collectors since 1979 and Australia, India, Canada, and South Africa have also occasionally minted the coins.

Please see our Sovereign Coins for sale below:

Sovereigns

Item	Date	Description	Grade	Additional Desc	Price
Sovereign	1817		F	m/ms to edge	£895.00	Buy
Sovereign	1818	Descending colon	NEF	prooflike	£4,250.00	Buy
Sovereign	1818	Descending Colon (S3785)	AUNC		£8,950.00	Buy
Sovereign	1818	Forgery	AUNC		£35.00	Buy
Sovereign	1818	Forgery	AUNC		£35.00	Buy
Sovereign	1819	Forgery	AUNC		£49.50	Buy
Sovereign	1820	Forgery	AUNC		£29.50	Buy
Sovereign	1820	Open 2 Slabbed by ...	AU-53		£2,750.00	Buy
Sovereign	1821		AUNC		£2,600.00	Buy
Sovereign	1821		GEF	prooflike	£2,250.00	Buy
Sovereign	1821	Slabbed by NGC	AU-50		£1,950.00	Buy
Sovereign	1821	undated uniface Rev ...	NF	Ex Bentley 2013 - lot 948	£650.00	Buy
Sovereign	1823		EF	a little bright	£11,950.00	Buy
Sovereign	1824	Slabbed by PCGS	AU-55		£2,750.00	Buy
Sovereign	1825	BH	EF		£1,600.00	Buy
Sovereign	1825	BH	GVF-NEF		£1,100.00	Buy
Sovereign	1826		NEF		£1,400.00	Buy
Sovereign	1826		GVF		£950.00	Buy
Sovereign	1827		NEF/EF		£1,400.00	Buy
Sovereign	1827	Slabbed by NGC	AU-55		£2,400.00	Buy
Sovereign	1828	Forgery	GVF		£49.50	Buy
Sovereign	1828	Slabbed by NGC	VF-30		£14,000.00	Buy
Sovereign	1829		NEF	sl. sur. marks	£1,400.00	Buy
Sovereign	1829	Slabbed by PCGS	AU-55		£2,400.00	Buy
Sovereign	1830		EF		£2,100.00	Buy
Sovereign	1830		NEF-EF		£1,750.00	Buy
Sovereign	1830	Slabbed by CGS	EF-60		£1,950.00	Buy
Sovereign	1830	Slabbed by NGC	AU-50		£1,750.00	Buy
Sovereign	1830	Slabbed by PCGS	AU-55		£2,750.00	Buy
Sovereign	1832		NEF		£1,950.00	Buy
Sovereign	1832	2nd bust Slabbed ...	XF-40		£1,600.00	Buy
Sovereign	1836		NEF		£2,100.00	Buy
Hanover Token	1837	"To Hanover"	ABU		£29.50	Buy
Hanover Token	1837	"To Hanover"	EF		£22.50	Buy
Hanover Token	1837	"To Hanover"	VF		£15.00	Buy
Sovereign	1838		AUNC	Prooflike few minor marks	£5,750.00	Buy
Sovereign	1838	Narrow shield (S3852...	AU-55		£22,500.00	Buy
Sovereign	1838	Slabbed by PCGS	AU-50		£4,500.00	Buy
Model Sovereign	1838	Vic. YH G+...	AUNC		£29.50	Buy
Model Sovereign	1838	Vic. YH G+...	EF		£19.50	Buy
Model Sovereign	1838	Vic. YH G+...	EF	holed	£9.50	Buy
Sovereign	1839		VF		£3,750.00	Buy
Sovereign	1841	Slabbed by NGC	AU-53		£24,950.00	Buy
Sovereign	1842	Open 2 Slabbed by ...	XF-45		£1,250.00	Buy
Sovereign	1842	Slabbed by PCGS	AU-55		£1,100.00	Buy
Sovereign	1842	Unbarred As in ...	AVF		£795.00	Buy
Sovereign	1843		VF		£550.00	Buy
Sovereign	1843	/2	GEF	sl. h/l	£1,250.00	Buy
Sovereign	1843	Narrow shield (S3852...	AU-53		£19,500.00	Buy
Sovereign	1843	Slabbed by PCGS	AU-55		£1,250.00	Buy
Sovereign	1844	Narrow date Slabbed ...	XF-45		£750.00	Buy
Sovereign	1845		NEF	sl. dig	£695.00	Buy
Sovereign	1845	Slabbed by PCGS	AU-58		£1,250.00	Buy
Sovereign	1846	4/inverted 4 Slabbed by ...	AU-50		£3,250.00	Buy
Sovereign	1846	Slabbed by NGC	AU-50		£850.00	Buy
Sovereign	1847		NEF		£695.00	Buy
Sovereign	1847	Slabbed by NGC	AU-55		£950.00	Buy
Sovereign	1847	Slabbed by PCGS	AU-58		£1,250.00	Buy
Sovereign	1847	Slabbed by PCGS	AU-53		£850.00	Buy
Sovereign	1848	Slabbed by PCGS	AU-58		£1,750.00	Buy